Thanks Don, that's very helpful. I'm currently trying to sort out useful tutor books for 12 string DADGAD, just because I love the sound. The problem I've encountered is that many DADGAD books are written for 6 strings, with a lot of barre chords - and much 12 string advice says something like 'play as many 'open' chords as you can and avoid barres, it sounds better'. Also, the better 12 string books appear written by finger pickers. My nails are much too thin and brittle for that to work well. A flatpick works better for me. I guess I'll just have to juggle the tutor books, and/or maybe adopt some sort of 'hybrid' picking with a finger pick or two. All good fun...
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